Bub Carrington

Bub Carrington

20-Year-Old GuardG
Washington Wizards
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The final lottery pick of 2024, Carrington demonstrated his upside as a rookie. Arguably, his best trait was his passing, as he averaged 4.4 assists to just 1.7 turnovers in his 30.0 minutes per game. For a first-year guard, Carrington was also relatively efficient, scoring 9.8 points with 1.7 threes on 40/34/81 shooting. Defense is a room for improvement, as expected. Carrington averaged just 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks. In addition to improving as a defender, the next step for Carrington's development will be adding more volume or more efficiency to his shooting, ideally both. However, the Wizards have a bit of a logjam in the backcourt. Around Carrington are CJ McCollum, Khris Middleton, Tre Johnson, AJ Johnson, Cam Whitmore, Corey Kispert and others like Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George. The veterans will most likely be off the team come the trade deadline, but that's more than halfway through the season. Fantasy managers who want to invest in Carrington may have to deal with some ups and downs in the early portions of the season. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a two-year, $9.13 million contract with the Wizards in July of 2024. Wizards exercised $4.9 million team option for 2026-27 in October of 2025. Contract includes $7.26 million team option for 2027-28.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Overview Carlton "Bub" Carrington is a Baltimore native through and through, playing local AAU ball with Team Melo and attending St. Frances Academy before going to Pittsburgh. His tenure at St. Frances was historic, posting shooting splits of 49%/38%/86% and becoming the first player in nearly a decade to score over 1,000 points in a season. He burst on the scene at Pitt, logging a triple-double in his first game and didn't slow down in ACC play either, averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game on 40.6%/33.1%/78.5% shooting in 34 minutes per game. With poise beyond his years, Carrington's instincts in snaking pick-and-roll, getting to his spots in the midrange and stepping back into 3-pointers form a dynamic scoring package. Converting just 50.9% of his shots around the basket - 27th percentile nationwide - and attempting just 57 total shots around the basket are oddities given his smooth style and 6-foot-4 5 frame. It also represents a limiting factor in his next-level archetype. His facilitation is an elite counter to his shooting, as Carrington can offset his track record of limited rim penetration with quality passing. Since 2020, the only freshman guards 6-foot-4 and taller to post above a 52% true shooting, a 20% assist rate and knock hit 32% on at least 100 3-pointers are Carrington, Cade Cunningham and Jalen Suggs. Carrington does not have the isolation game that Cunningham displayed, nor does he have defensive tenacity like Suggs. However, Carrington's 2.11 AST/TO ratio with 137 assists is easily the most impressive figure of this trio. There are examples of NBA guards carving out lead offensive roles despite poor finishing, with Cunningham, CJ McCollum, Trae Young, Tyler Herro and Fred VanVleet all hitting less than 51% of their shots around the basket in 2023-24. Carrington's sharp facilitation combined with grading as one of the most efficient upper-paint and midrange guards could ultimately fuel an ascension to the aforementioned tier of stars.

Heading to bench
GWashington Wizards
March 5, 2026
Carrington is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Jazz.
ANALYSIS
Trae Young (knee/quadriceps) is taking over the top spot at point guard in his Wizards debut. Carrington has averaged 9.0 points, 4.8 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 30.3 minutes per contest over his last six games off the bench, shooting 34.5 percent from the floor during that stretch.
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How does Bub Carrington compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
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  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
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    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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True Shooting %
53.0%
 
Effective Field Goal %
51.0%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
58.6%
 
Free Throw Rate
14.8%
 
Offensive Rebound %
1.8%
 
Defensive Rebound %
12.4%
 
Total Rebound %
7.0%
 
Assist %
22.4%
 
Steal %
1.0%
 
Block %
0.7%
 
Turnover %
14.1%
 
Usage %
17.5%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
21.5
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Wizards selected Carrington with the No. 14 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. In Summer League, he averaged 15.8 points and 2.8 threes on 33/36/86 shooting, 7.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.6 blocks and 2.4 turnovers in 32.6 minutes. The Pittsburgh product is 6-foot-4 but has a 6-foot-8 wingspan and gets excellent elevation on his jumper, allowing him to shoot over almost anyone. He shot well from three in Summer League but was more of a mid-range assassin in college. Carrington is a smooth but shifty athlete, and it seems to catch defenders off guard. At times, it looks like he's running a drill at 80 percent speed but still manages to shake a defender for a wide-open look. Like in college, Carrington also rebounded well and posted a nice assist-to-turnover ratio. Defense isn't a strength of his, but he made some nice plays on that side of the ball. There's some potential in fantasy this season, especially if Washington can find a way to trade (or even buy out) Malcolm Brogdon. Carrington probably won't start, but based on the depth chart, he could end up with almost free reign to run the second unit.
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Decent output in blowout loss
GWashington Wizards
March 4, 2026
Carrington totaled 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 0-1 FT), three rebounds, five assists and one steal in 32 minutes during Tuesday's 126-109 loss to Orlando.
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Serviceable performance in loss
GWashington Wizards
March 2, 2026
Carrington contributed 11 points (4-10 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, four assists and two steals across 28 minutes during Monday's 123-118 loss to Houston.
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Getting steady starts
GWashington Wizards
February 23, 2026
Carrington accumulated six points (2-10 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds and two assists across 30 minutes during Sunday's 129-112 loss to Charlotte.
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Quiet in 22 minutes
GWashington Wizards
February 12, 2026
Carrington had eight points (4-9 FG, 0-3 3Pt), three rebounds and four assists across 22 minutes during Wednesday's 138-113 loss to the Cavaliers.
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Notches 13 points
GWashington Wizards
February 9, 2026
Carrington finished with 13 points (6-13 FG, 1-6 3Pt), two rebounds, five assists and one steal across 29 minutes during Sunday's 132-101 loss to the Heat.
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Named to All-Rookie Second Team
GWashington Wizards
May 20, 2025
Carrington was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Carrington received only three first-team votes but was part of 47 second-team ballots, giving him the 10th and final spot in this prestigious group. The Wizards guard started in 57 of his 82 regular-season appearances while posting averages of 9.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 0.7 steals across 30 minutes per game.
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